{"id":1956,"date":"2019-12-26T03:56:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T03:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2020-02-12T19:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T19:47:21","slug":"west-coast-east-side-sound-land-of-1000-dancesthe-rampart-records-complete-singles-collection-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/26\/west-coast-east-side-sound-land-of-1000-dancesthe-rampart-records-complete-singles-collection-arrives\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWest Coast East Side Sound\u201d LAND OF 1000 DANCES:THE RAMPART RECORDS COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION ARRIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MINKY RECORDS\u2019 LAND OF 1000 DANCES: THE RAMPART RECORDS COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION<\/em> ARRIVES FOR RECORD STORE DAY ON BLACK FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Limited edition, definitive four-CD, 79-track box recounts the history of<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Los Angeles\u2019 \u201cWest Coast East Side Sound\u201d via the classic hits<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

of Cannibal & the Headhunters and many more<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Roots of Chicano rock detailed in deeply annotated 102-page book featuring<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

detailed essays and dozens of previously unseen photos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, Calif.(Perfect Music Today) 12\/25\/19\/–\u2014The rip-roaring sound of East Los Angeles\u2019 Chicano rock \u2019n\u2019 rollers of the \u201960s and \u201970s receives definitive treatment on Land of 1000 Dances: The Rampart Records Complete Singles Collection<\/em>, due on November 29, 2019 for independent music retail\u2019s annual Black Friday Record Store Day.<\/p>\n

Produced by the independent Los Angeles label Minky Records, the four-CD set, which is being released in a limited edition of 1,000 copies, provides a complete overview of defining Mexican-American rock released between 1961 and 1977 by Rampart, the small but influential company run by entrepreneur, manager, and producer Eddie Davis.<\/p>\n

Minky has previously released single-CD collections devoted to two acts that appeared on Davis\u2019 Linda and Gordo imprints: Stompin\u2019 at the Rainbow<\/em> by the multi-racial R&B unit the Mixtures and Music Is the Answer<\/em> by God\u2019s Children, the early \u201970s soul\/funk unit fronted by East Side vocal legends Little Willie G. (of Thee Midniters) and Lil\u2019 Ray.<\/p>\n

But Land of 1000 Dances<\/em> \u2014 the product of nearly a decade of research and production \u2014 is the most in-depth overview ever assembled of what is familiarly known as \u201cthe West Coast East Side Sound.\u201d The eruptive music that launched a thousand low riders down Whittier Boulevard is chronicled through the story of the music\u2019s most prominent and prolific label.<\/p>\n

Eddie Davis, who was previously an aspiring singer and Los Angeles restaurateur (\u201cI cooked a lot of hamburgers to make those records,\u201d he said in 1960), found initial music biz success in 1963 with \u201cFarmer John,\u201d a rowdy live-in-the-studio remake of Don & Dewey\u2019s 1959 R&B hit by the Mexican-American group the Premiers. That local smash was issued under his Faro banner, but Rampart would soon become the principal outlet for his musical discoveries.<\/p>\n

In his introductory essay, Luis J. Rodriguez \u2014 former poet laureate of Los Angeles and author of the bestselling memoir Always Running<\/em> \u2014 says Rampart was Davis\u2019 \u201cdream \u2026 of a Motown for Chicano performers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Featured among the collection\u2019s 79 tracks (all pristinely mastered by Mark Wheaton) are the original hits of East L.A.\u2019s breakout band Cannibal & the Headhunters, whose pounding 1965 cover of Chris Kenner\u2019s \u201cLand of 1000 Dances\u201d rose to No. 30 on the American singles chart. The quartet went on to appear as the opening act on the Beatles\u2019 \u201965 tour, which included legendary stops at Shea Stadium in New York and the Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n

Rampart\u2019s dozens of 45s covered a bounty of other great music in a variety of styles, ranging through doo-wop, R&B, and soul into funky instrumentals and garage rock and through funk, disco, and Latin pop. Davis did not restrict himself to signing Chicano performers, and Rampart was also the home of many gifted African-American talents.<\/p>\n

Among the gems heard on Land of 1000 Dances<\/em> is \u201cHector Parts 1 & 2,\u201d a double-barreled, organ-driven instrumental by the Village Callers, which was heard on the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time \u2026 In Hollywood<\/em>, Quentin Tarantino\u2019s hit summer film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.<\/p>\n

Other top-flight Rampart acts surveyed include the storming, horn-driven garage soul unit the Blendells, whose cover of Stevie Wonder\u2019s single \u201cLa La La La La\u201d is a crate digger classic; R&B foursome the Atlantics, whose lineup included future \u201970s love man Barry White; soul balladeer Ron Holden; the Soul-jers, the military-garbed duo of former Mixtures vocalists Philip Tucker and Delbert Franklin; Motown-styled vocal quartet the Four Tempos; Latin songstresses Didi Scorzo and Graciela Palafox; and funk\/disco pioneers Eastside Connection.<\/p>\n

Hector Gonzalez, bassist of Eastside Connection, has overseen Rampart\u2019s assets since Eddie Davis\u2019 death in 1994 and co-produced Land of 1000 Dances<\/em> with Michael Minky.<\/p>\n

Deep background on Rampart\u2019s acts and such behind-the-scenes players as key producer-manager Billy Cardenas is supplied in a thoroughly researched historical essay written by the late Los Angeles critic, journalist, and music historian Don Waller, author of The Motown Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The first discography of Rampart\u2019s single releases brings together complete recording information on the label\u2019s 45 rpm output. A special 38-page \u201cRampart on the Road\u201d portfolio features rare photos and memorabilia of tour and East L.A. appearances by Cannibal & the Headhunters (who are seen in hitherto unpublished snapshots with the Beatles) and other performers.<\/p>\n

Today, the legacy of Rampart Records can be heard in the work of such Grammy-winning East L.A.-bred artists as Los Lobos and La Santa Cecilia. Land of 1000 Dances<\/em> affords the deepest look available at a sound that broke out of the barrio to rule the charts.<\/p>\n

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Track Listing: <\/strong>http:\/\/bit.ly\/2onrFR<\/a><\/p>\n

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From\u00a0MINKY RECORDS\u00a0<\/strong>MR1001\u00a0<\/strong>distributed worldwide by Revolver UPC 8 24247 02532 5 List Price $39.98<\/p>\n

For more information about <\/strong>Land of 1000 Dances: The Rampart Records Complete Singles Collection<\/em><\/strong>, please contact Conqueroo:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cary Baker \u2022 (cary@conqueroo.com<\/a> \u2022\u00a0@conqueroo1<\/p>\n

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